2019 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 11/23/2018 and 11/22/2019 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2018 2019 % Change Total Returns Received 154,444,000 155,402,000 0.6 Total Returns Processed 154,058,000 155,096,000 0.7 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 135,459,000 138,217,000 2.0 Tax Professionals 80,286,000 80,630,000 0.4 Self-prepared 55,173,000 57,587,000 4.4 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 585,027,000 625,522,000 6.9 Total Refunds: Number 111,911,000 111,596,000 -0.3 Amount $324.426 Billion $319.218 Billion -1.6 Average refund $2,899 $2,860 -1.3 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 90,067,000 91,955,000 2.1 Amount $272.980 Billion $273.525 Billion 0.2 Average refund $3,031 $2,975 -1.9
